Synonyms of shiny

shiny

adjective

ˈshī-nē 

as in shining

giving off or reflecting much light

we could see our reflections in the shiny surface of the marble walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shining
• glowing
• luminous
• bright
• dazzling
• gleaming
• radiant
• shimmering
• brilliant
• lustrous
• flashing
• sparkling
• glistening
• glittering
• flickering
• splendid
• effulgent
• blazing
• clear
• polished
• refulgent
• lambent
• lucent
• incandescent
• sheeny
• burning
• lucid
• beaming
• fulgent
• bedazzling
• blinding
• flaming
• shined
• candescent
• fiery
• shimmery
• sunny
• twinkling
• burnished
• glaring
• glancing
• ardent
• red-hot
• scintillating
• scintillant
• glimmering
• glinting
• winking
• gemmy
• flaring
• glistering
• aglitter
• agleam
• combusting
• coruscant
• ultrabright
• ablaze
• superbright

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dull
• dim
• dark
• lackluster
• blackened
• obscure
• darkened
• gloomy
• dusky
• somber
• darkish
• murky
• obscured
• unlit
• lightless
• darkling
• gray
• pitch-black
• darksome
• shadowy
• cloudy
• dimmed
• pale
• pitch-dark
• unbright
• shady
• unbrilliant
• leaden
• tenebrous
• sunless
• shadowlike
• palish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shiny

Argentina’s on to the final against Spain, the English are crying into a big ol’ bowl of mashed peas, and our big shiny stadium can once again promote a luxury German automaker. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 18 July 2026

Resplendent in a dark top and flowered scarves, Jackie has his hair ratted out, creating a kind of nimbus around his poignant, ready-to-laugh face, which is powdered white, with shiny, metallic-looking paillettes around the eyes. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Letting the shiny, crinkled outfit speak for itself, Zendaya kept her accessories to a minimum. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 17 July 2026

The camera zooms in on a handgun resting on a surface, shiny and black like licorice. — Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026